Decoded: Jay Z's Five Percenter Lyrics

Decipher the Gods and Earths teachings in Hov’s music.

Best Live Performer: Jay Z - As if he needed more accolades on his lengthy résumé, Jay Z added another history making tour to it in 2013. Co-headlining the 14-city Legends of Summer concert tour with Justin Timberlake put the Hov in stadiums from Toronto to Miami. Fans watched the hip hop mogul raise the bar for his competitors by turning a hip hop show into a sophisticated affair night after night. (Photo: Andrew Benge/Redferns via Getty Images)
20. "F---WithMeYouKnowIGotIt," Jay Z feat. Rick Ross - The rolling thunder of this beat (produced by Boi-1da, Timbaland, and Vinylz) made this one of the stand-out tracks on Hov's Magna Carta Holy Grail — it even got picked up by Lil Wayne for his Dedication 5 mixtape for a remix featuring T.I. On the original, Jay and Ross were on the boss behavior.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
Jay-Z – "Jigga My Ni**a" - Lyric:“The God, send you back to The Earth from which you came/ I’m baking soda, water, fire, merged with Caine”Hov is known for having double meanings in his rhyme scheme and here he references himself as God once again while sending a nemesis back to where they came from; the Earth being the dirt as well as back to your mother before you existed. He also references “cain,” meaning cocaine but the lyrics can also be interpreted to mean Caine who killed his brother, Abel, and sent him back to the earth.(Photo: Roc-A-Fella Records)
Jay Z and Big L – "7 Minute Freestyle" - Lyric: “Come on and ride the rhythm I produce like jizm/ Just like the Gods I start with knowledge and follow with wisdom/ For greater understanding I’m landing blows and knocking sense into those that oppose me./ Enticing when slicing through tracks/ You screaming, Jesus Christ he’s back/ And God knows he can rap”Back in 1995, Jay Z stopped by The Stretch and Bobbito Show and kicked a few rhymes with the late Big L, which turned out to be one of best classic freestyle sessions of all time.  On the track commonly referred to as the "7-Minute Freestyle," Jay Z spits the Nation of Gods and Earths principal that knowledge, wisdom and understanding are the first of the 12 jewels. Jay says that the people are screaming "Jesus Christ he’s back" and is referring to himself as God and that God is now rapping....3. "Run This Town" - Like the three points to the Roc sign, Jay Z, Kanye West and Rihanna proved to be a musical trifecta with the release of the militant takeover anthem, "Run This Town."  (Photo: Roc Nation)

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Jay Z – "Can I Live" - Lyric: “My subliminal flows create criminal O’s/ Sing along if you with me, till the end of the road/I’m cynical when in the view of the public/ And this is because I’m defensive when I’m in interviews/ The percentage who don’t understand is higher than the percentage who do/ Check yourself, what percentage is you?”Jay Z dropped a lot of jewels on his classic debut Reasonable Doubt and the 5 Percent teachings can be heard throughout. Here Jay is breaking down some of the basic principles of Five Percenters, which is that the world’s population is divided into three groups. Eighty-five percent of the people are blind to the knowledge of themselves and God, while 10 percent of the people know the truth. The 10 percent however choose to teach a lie for personal gain and have fabricated a mystery God. The remaining 5 percent are the Poor Righ...

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